Maryland School Shooting Victim Has Died

A 16-year-old girl who was critically injured in a shooting at a Maryland high school earlier this week has died, police have reported.

“On Tuesday … our lives changed completely and totally forever,” Melissa Willey said. “My daughter was hurt by a boy who shot her in the head and took everything from our lives.”

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The teen was shot Tuesday by 17-year-old Austin Rollins at Great Mills High School in St. Mary’s County.

St. Mary’s County Sheriff Tim Cameron credited Deputy First Class Blaine Gaskill with preventing any more loss of life. Cameron said Gaskill, a six-year veteran with SWAT team training, responded within a minute and fired his weapon simultaneously with a final shot fired by Rollins. The officer was unharmed.

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